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Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.
Perhaps they were not thinking. Maybe they did not realise it was a secret. Maybe their mouth started before their brain. It could be that they say the…
We dare you to write at least 500 words at night in the garden while wearing pyjamas. Bonus points if you only use a pencil, paper, and a…
With no fanfare or warning, right where you are up to now, add in a character called Dan. Dan is a bad influence on everyone. Bonus points if…
Get yourself a bowl of ice cream. Put it next to where you write. Start writing. You cannot eat the ice cream until you reach your daily word…
This is a bold and challenging dare – throw out everything that has happened as a hallucination and then re-tell what actually happened (with many details different). How…
We dare you to take a five-minute loo break and use that time to write (using the loo optional).
Write at least a page while soaking in a hot bath. Write only using a stick of charcoal. You can get charcoal from Amazon or a local art…
Maybe your character is too tired to work. Perhaps there has been a minor argument. It might be that a character is cold and wet. Whatever the reason,…
Get yourself a bowl of fruit. Get as many different fruits as you can – apples (one red, one green), a banana, a plumb, a peach, and so…
One of your characters is given five colourful stones. Each one will grant a single wish. One grants the wish perfectly as imagined by the wisher. Three grant…
We dare you to sing (as loudly as you can) in the shower or bath about your upcoming plot ideas.
The fantasy news generator is a blog that I created which takes real headlines and does a bunch of word replacements to make news from the world of…
Here is a tip to pad out your word count and make your plot a little longer. Have your protagonist misunderstand an instruction or a situation. Have them…
To progress, your characters need to use a key to open something. The key they need is part of a massive collection of keys. Everything grinds to a…
Have your characters debate the pros and cons of a number of possible options. Have them explore the topic so completely that they chose an unexpected option.
Use one or more of the inventive words from The Fictional Dictionary of Bad Language. The fictional dictionary is available in ebook form on Amazon. Below is a…
Write at least 500 words while under a table. Bonus points if this is in a public place.
For the next hour or so, we’re going to try some new things on the Must of Last Resort blog. If all goes according to plan, there will…
Your character is so very tired. They just want to go to bed and get some sleep. However, fate seems to have other ideas. Every time they feel…
Have a character who will recap events on a regular basis much to everyone else’s annoyance. “Wait, so let me get this straight. The big bad has…” You…
Choose one song that you would not normally listen to (in a genre you normally avoid) and listen to just that song on repeat while you write 1,667…
Someone tells your character a huge secret. This leaves them conflicted. Ont eh one hand, if they break this confidence they may never be forgiven but, on the…
One way to pad out your word count and advance character development (not to mention backstory) is to have them either literally have, or imagine having, a conversation…